People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 396 Winning the Hasty Nangu
"What sound? What is this sound?"

Yelu Zongzhen was riding on horseback when he suddenly heard the sound of horns from all directions and quickly asked around.

Xiao Ying listened for a while, frowned and said, "This is the horn sound of the Song Army."

"What order?"

Yelu Zongzhen asked: "Have you ever heard it?"

"It should be a rallying cry. The song's horn rhythm changes every fifteen days, so it's hard for us to judge."

Xiao Xiaoyou said.

On the battlefield, you can judge the enemy's orders by sound.

For example, if the enemy blows a certain rhythm, and then the soldiers charge forward, it must be the horn of charge.

If another rhythm is played and the soldiers continue to move in the direction of their generals, then no need to think about it, it must be a rally call.

Others include horns, war drums, copper horns, flags, whistles, etc. Since ancient times, large-scale military operations have been directed through these methods.

The sound of the horn is the deepest. Due to the frequency of the sound, it travels the farthest. In the open wilderness with few trees, it can even reach several kilometers away, so it is one of the most commonly used methods.

However, because the Song army changed orders frequently, it was obviously difficult for the Liao army to judge what order it was.

However, judging from the information they have so far, it is probably that the Song army was unable to resist the Liao people's attack, so they quickly called back the Song army in the field to fight.

"Hahahahahaha."

Yelu Zong really thought so too. Hearing Xiao Xiaoyou's words, he said happily: "Fan Zhongyan just wanted to gather the troops now. It's too late. Our army is about to break the city. He..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard fire splashing in the darkness in the direction of the city wall, followed by terrifying loud noises exploding into the night sky.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Before the Liao army outside the city could react, more than 200 powerful cannons fired a salvo. More than 200 shells drew a gorgeous arc in the air, and then fell towards the Liao army far below.

Immediately afterwards, those cannonballs rolled directly into the Liao people's team. Some of them broke open the chests of the Liao people, smashing the people and horses into pieces, and then fell into the softer mud.

Some turned into ricochet. When the cannonballs fell into the ground, the kinetic energy was too strong, and the soil was not so soft and could not withstand the huge force, so they suddenly popped out of the ground again and shot towards the surroundings.

Others flew very far, piercing through more than ten Liao army knights before stopping and falling to the ground.

Some of the ricochet bombs were even very terrifying. They bounced several times in a row before finally consuming all their power, but behind them there was already a sea of ​​blood, with a large number of Liao army corpses scattered everywhere.

In just a few seconds, screams, wails, groans, and screams of panic filled the entire Liao army camp.

Some people did not die on the spot, but their arms were only scratched by the shells, and the entire arms disappeared. Others only had their shoulders scratched by cannonballs, and the huge force directly took away half of his body, exposing the dense white bones inside.

Many people fell directly from their horses, and the surrounding Liao soldiers and horses were frightened by this sudden scene and started rioting. There were countless stampedes. Even if they were lucky enough to survive the shells, they would soon be killed by their own people. Trampled to death.

For a time, the formation of the large Liao army could no longer be maintained, and the left and right wings even began to faintly collapse.

"Ming Jin, Ming Jin!"

Yelvzong's true eyes were wide open and he shouted almost like a roar.

However, there was no time to retreat. The Weiyuan Cannon could be fired multiple times in a row. In extreme cases, it could reach up to ten rounds per minute, which was much stronger than the black iron bronze cannon.

Therefore, when the Liao people were suddenly bombarded and before they could react, the second round of artillery struck again.

And this time there's even more than last time.

Because the Song Army is still assembling a steady stream of Weiyuan artillery. The last time it may have been 220 guns, this time it has become 223 guns, and after a while it will be 230 guns.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!~"

Flames spurted out of the muzzle again, and more than two hundred shells splashed out, arced in the air, and fell into groups of Liao soldiers.

This time the Liao army could no longer maintain order. Many soldiers were running around in panic in the darkness, like headless flies, causing all the surrounding soldiers to become uneasy.

When the second round of artillery salvo ended, the Liao army on both wings began to collapse first, and then the Chinese army immediately fled to both sides.

They couldn't hold on any longer.

"Run!"

"Monsters, Song Jun is a monster!"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die here, I want to go back to the tribe."

"Get out of my way, don't block my way."

Liao soldiers had various prophecies, including Khitan, Nvzhi, Mongolian, Shiwei, and even Chinese.

Facing the artillery on the city wall, these people almost went crazy, and they all resorted to any means to escape.

Some were constantly pushing, some were charging all the way, and some were even slashing with knives.

The entire Liao army became increasingly chaotic.

In the midst of this hustle and bustle, the sound of the Song Army's horns became louder and louder, rising higher and higher.

The trumpeters took over one by one, and when they couldn't hold on any longer, they replaced each other. There are more than thirty trumpets on the city wall, but more than a hundred trumpeters take turns to exert their strength.

The sound of horns in the wild also came and went, and the generals of the Song Army were extremely excited at this time.

In fact, the Song army was very tired at this time. They launched the raid at noon. They had been fighting for seven or eight hours and had only lunch. They had not eaten dinner yet.

Although there is no need to run, because the Song army now has no shortage of horses, and the horse coverage rate has reached more than 90%. Basically, the soldiers who go into battle are riding horses. Only the artillery has no horses, and horse-drawn artillery carts are used.

But after running around on the battlefield all the time, both the men and the horses were tired. Therefore, at this time, everyone in the Song Army was very tired. Many of them had trembling legs and looked tired.

But when the melodious horn sound resounded throughout the world, and the high-pitched horn sounds were heard within dozens of miles around, all the Song troops cheered up.

Liu Chungao sat on his horse, turned his head, and roared to the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers, this is not a rally call, this is an attack call. Have you heard the sound of the cannons on the tower?"

"heard it!"

the soldiers behind them shouted.

"Xiangong has planned a strategy and has defeated the Liao army. Now, it is a good time for us to attack. Today is the day to kill the enemy, serve the country, and make achievements."

He pulled out a straight sword with a ring blade from his waist and roared in the direction of Xijincheng: "Follow me and kill!"

"Kill!"

At this time, regardless of whether it was Liu Chun's tribe or not, everyone was excited and raised the musket in their hands.

Now they only have one identity - the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army!
And it's not just Liu Chunbu.

Many generals on the Song army side found that something was wrong.

Fan Zhongyan assembled an army of 230,000 this time.

Among them were the original 160,000 Hebei frontier troops, 50,000 Western troops transferred from the northwest, and 20,000 navy troops. But currently there are only 150,000 in Xijin.

Because except for Di Qing's 20,000 naval troops, the remaining troops went to attack Wanping, Yuhe, Miaoyin, Xianghe and other places.

Therefore, the current situation of the Song army in Jin is that 150,000 Song troops are facing more than 200,000 Liao troops.

But the Liao army was far more than 200,000.

Because their troops from the rear were also arriving one after another, the total strength of the Liao Kingdom was already around 420,000.

Therefore, there is a slight disparity in the strength of the two sides.

Moreover, Yunzhou is also in Jiaozhou. There are 100,000 Song troops there and more than 100,000 Liao troops.

It can be said that except for the part of the Western Army that has not been transferred to Hebei and the remaining 100,000 or so Forbidden Army troops in Bianliang, half of the more than 600,000 Forbidden Army troops in the country have been dispatched.

As for the Liao Kingdom's army of more than 500,000 people, it was basically the power of the entire country.

The war broke out between the two sides, from Yunzhou to Youzhou and then to Yanshan. The number of soldiers alone was close to one million. Counting logistics, civilians, and auxiliary troops, it reached more than two million.

The war to destroy the country is nothing more than this.

Under such circumstances, every change on the battlefield may cause a huge chain reaction.

Fan Zhongyan set up a strategy to disrupt the Liao army's deployment and did not participate in the Liao army's plan. It seemed that the strategy was brilliant, but it also required the cooperation of the generals below.

If the generals cannot exert their subjective initiative, the results will obviously not be very good.

However, the Song army was determined to regain Yanyun this time. The soldiers also knew the importance of this battle, so they were always tense and prepared.

At this moment, in the wilderness, groups of Song troops gathered together. Listening to the loud trumpet sound that made people's blood rush, they swarmed in and launched a sudden attack on the main army of the Liao Kingdom that had collapsed.

"Xianggong's divine fortune told that the Liao people were defeated and Yanyun was recaptured. This is where he made one move."

On the hills, under the moonlight, a man was riding a horse, his cloak fluttering, he raised his sword high and roared behind him: "Soldiers, follow me to kill! The day of great achievements has come!"

"Kill!"

Thousands of Song troops behind them shouted loudly, galloped their horses, and rushed towards the scattered Liao army in the distance.

"Charge with me, charge with me, charge!"

"charge!"

"Don't let any Liao people leave Yanyun."

"Beat me to death!"

"Don't be stingy with bullets. If you run out of bullets, chop them with your knife, stab them with your bayonets, and bite them with your teeth. I will let the Liao people lay their corpses here and restore our Han people's rivers and mountains."

"kill!"

The generals of the Song army kept shouting.

Analyze Jin followed the road where the Liao army retreated and collapsed. For more than 20 to 30 miles along the way, there were gathered Song troops.

These armies are not large in number, usually only two to three thousand, or even only a few hundred, but their morale is high and their murderous intent is soaring.

Moreover, the number of people continued to increase. Even if some generals did not have the awareness like Liu Chun and others, and immediately gathered the surrounding troops to wait and see the situation, they also immediately started to take action after hearing the sound of the horn.

Suddenly, there was loud gunfire in the north of Jincheng City, and the Liao people were completely defeated. A large number of Song troops quickly surrounded them, and the Song troops in the city also mobilized to encircle and suppress the Liao people.

The Liao army was in complete chaos. Yelu Zongzhen was among the rebels and was tightly protected by the surrounding guards. He fought his way out and escaped.

As a result, gunfire suddenly erupted in the forest to the east, and a Song army roared: "Kill the Liao dogs."

"Kill the Liao dog!"

More than a thousand Song soldiers rushed out of the forest, charging towards them with great momentum.

You must know that Yelu Zongzhen was not only protected by personal guards, but also a large number of similarly defeated Liao soldiers scattered in the wilderness nearby. There were Liao people everywhere within one kilometer of the surrounding area.

But even so, the Song people still launched a charge without hesitation. Gunshots pierced the night sky and flames sprayed. Even if there were no bullets left, they would pull out the sabers on their waists and start a desperate battle with the nearby Liao people.

This was something that was simply unbelievable before.

But now it is really happening in front of my eyes. Yelu Zong is really like a frightened bird, sweating profusely and looking around.

The close guards around him fought desperately and led him out of the siege, and continued to escape north.

Not long after, more than two thousand Song troops suddenly emerged from the small river in the north, shouting: "Brothers, kill, don't let these military achievements escape."

"Kill!"

Song Jun's eyes were red, his face was fierce and ferocious, like a wolf trying to drink blood, he rushed towards the Liao people who had been scattered for a long time.

They used up the last bullet, even if they switched to close combat, they would still leave the body of a Liao man.

Because all the Liao people who escaped were all due to the merits of the Song army soldiers.

The Song Dynasty rewarded those who had meritorious service generously. Even if they failed to be promoted to officers in the future, if they killed an enemy, they would be rewarded with money, land and many other rewards.

So morale was high.

"Run, Your Majesty, run!"

The guards around Yelu Zongzhen were extremely frightened. They quickly urged Yelu Zongzhen's horses, looking back and watching, while constantly beating the horses and galloping forward.

At this time, the sky was dark, and fires were burning in many places.

The Liao army originally wanted to raid Xijin at night, eliminate the Song army in the city, and complete a desperate counterattack.

Unexpectedly, Fan Zhongyan set up an ambush and was defeated. Many torches were thrown directly on the ground, trying to escape at night.

The result is igniting weeds on the ground.

Although everything revives in early spring, the dead leaves accumulated last winter have not yet completely rotted, and there are still dilapidated and withered vegetation in many places.

Therefore, once it encounters a flame, it will quickly ignite and spread around.

But the speed of the flames could not catch up with the retreat of the Liao people. Many Liao people fled into the darkness. In the wilderness, some were killed by Song army bullets, some lost their horses and fell to death, and some panicked and were killed by their own people. .

Wails, screams, curses, scolds, and cries were everywhere. In the face of life and death, no comrades had any meaning. They just wanted to escape.

Even Yelv Zongzhen's personal guards killed many of his own people and were forced to flee with Yelv Zongzhen all the way.

Yelu Zong's true war horse is also the best BMW. Although there is a vast plain along the way, he did not fall down even once among various pits and obstacles. He escaped smoothly and ran to the front of the team.

However, he looked south in a hurry, and his eyes were already devastated. The army behind him was in disarray, and the pursuers kept approaching. Yelu Zongzhen's entire face was filled with a haggard and sad look, full of a look of finality.

My world, my Yanyun, will disappear into thin air.

(End of this chapter)